Matching
Match the correct word for each item.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the
correct statement below. A | GI | C | victory gardens | B | war bonds | D | Liberty ships |
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referred to U.S. servicemen
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government savings notes bought by Americans to help finance World War
II
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vessels built in the United States that usually carried troops or war
supplies
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home projects that raised vegetables during World War II
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES
Match each item with the
correct statement below. A | Office of War Mobilization | C | Office of War
Information | B | wildcat strikes | D | Rosie the Riveter |
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agency set up to boost Americans’ patriotism and sense of participation
in the war effort
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image used to attract women to the wartime work force
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work stoppages organized by workers and not endorsed by unions
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super-agency established to centralize agencies dealing with war
production
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
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When originally passed the Selective Training and Service Act required military
service registration for all males between the ages of _________
A | 21 and 40. | C | 21 and 36. | B | 18 and 40. | D | 18 and 56. |
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What prevented Americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime
jobs?
A | inflated prices | C | shortages of consumer items | B | fear of going into
debt | D | desire to save
money |
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Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the Office of War
Mobilization?
A | to replace the Office of Price Administration | B | to centralize
agencies dealing with war production | C | to build up wartime morale | D | to reduce the
government’s role in war production |
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The US Government financing the war with borrowed money instead of increasing
taxes was an example of ________
A | the Gross National Product. | C | deficit
spending. | B | the cost-plus system. | D | wartime conversion. |
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As a result of increased war production, employment increased and
_________
A | workers by the millions left unions. | C | taxes decreased. | B | union membership
rose. | D | the cost of living
dropped. |
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Instead of making cars, during the war the Ford Motor Company converted to
making _________
A | warships. | C | bombers. | B | artillery. | D | trucks. |
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Which of the following was an example of deficit spending during the war?
A | using a “pay-as-you-go” method of collecting income
taxes | B | raising taxes to finance government programs | C | freezing prices to
head off inflation | D | using borrowed money to finance war
production |
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The United States economy began to emerge from the depression as a result of
____________
A | freezing rents and prices. | C | allocating raw
materials. | B | producing goods for the Allied forces. | D | increasing production of consumer
goods. |
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What was the result of World War 2 on US unemployment?
A | Unemployment kept changing | C | Unemployment
increased | B | Unemployemnt was unchanged | D | Unemployment decreased |
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The only ally of the US which was NOT occupied by the Axis powers in 1942 was
_________
A | Great Britian | C | Germany | B | France | D | Turkey |
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According to Franklin Roosevelt, the US was fighting for the four
freedoms. Freedom of speech. Freedom of Religion. Freedom from __________. Freedom
from fear.
A | Japanese | C | terrorism | B | want | D | Nazis |
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